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AUTHOR(S) Alissa Papadopoulos; Emily S. Nichols; Yalda Mohsenzadeh (et al.)
Rates of prenatal and postpartum stress and depression in pregnant individuals have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Perinatal maternal mental health has been linked to worse motor development in offspring, with motor deficits appearing in infancy and early childhood. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between prenatal and postpartum stress and depression and motor outcome in infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and seventeen participants completed an online prospective survey study at two timepoints: during pregnancy and within 2 months postpartum. Depression was self-reported using the Edinburgh Perinatal/Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), and stress via the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Mothers reported total infant motor ability (fine and gross) using the interRAI 0–3 Developmental Domains questionnaire.
AUTHOR(S) Afifah Salsabilla Istisya; Betty Yosephin Simanjuntak; Wisuda Andeka Marleni
AUTHOR(S) Bassel Hammoud; Aline Semaan; Imad Elhajj (et al.)
Maternal and newborn healthcare providers are essential professional groups vulnerable to physical and psychological risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses machine learning algorithms to create a predictive tool for maternal and newborn healthcare providers’ perception of being safe in the workplace globally during the pandemic. It used data collected between 24 March and 5 July 2020 through a global online survey of maternal and newborn healthcare providers. The questionnaire was available in 12 languages. To predict healthcare providers’ perception of safety in the workplace, it used features collected in the questionnaire, in addition to publicly available national economic and COVID-19-related factors.
AUTHOR(S) Teresa De Sanctis; Mary-Ann Etiebet; Wendy Janssens (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Safaa Almanasrah; Tareq M. Osaili; Anas A. Al-Nabulsi (et al.)
Pregnant women are at a higher risk of food poisoning compared to the general population. This can be detrimental to both the mother and the fetus. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and risk perception of basic food safety and handling among pregnant women in Jordan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study among pregnant women in Jordan was conducted using an online questionnaire between November 2020 and January 2021. The survey included socio-demographic data, food safety knowledge, and risk perception questions as well as COVID-19 related questions.
AUTHOR(S) Öznur Tiryaki; Hamide Zengin; Koray Gök (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Anita Dewi Anggraini; Budi Prasetyo; Rachmah Indawati (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Hassan Joulaei; Maryam Fatemi (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Kritika S. Sharma; Rekha Sharma; Sapna Nehra (et al.)
Human species is confronting with a gigantic global COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, it was observed in Wuhan, China, and the COVID-19 cases spread across the globe with lightning speed and resulted in the 21st century pandemic. If scientific reports are taken care of, it is noteworthy that this virus possesses more specific characteristics due to its structure. The distinctive structure has a higher binding affinity with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) protein, and this is used as an access point to gain access to hosts. A complete literature search was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar, SciFinder, and deep-diving Google Search using keywords such as "Pregnancy, COVID-19, Newborn, Fetus, Coronavirus 2019, Neonate, Pregnant women, and vertical transmission".
AUTHOR(S) Francesco Paolo Bianchi; Pasquale Stefanizzi; Maria Cristina Di Gioia (et al.)
Pregnant and breastfeeding women are at an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Despite this, low vaccination coverages are reported in this population sub-group. The purpose of this study is to estimate the proportion of pregnant and breastfeeding women expressing hesitation to the COVID-19 vaccine worldwide. Forty-six studies were included, selected from scientific articles available in three scientific databases between 1 January 2020 and 6 February 2022. The vaccine hesitation rate among pregnant and breastfeeding women was 48.4% (95%CI=43.4–53.4%). In a sub analysis by study period, it was 40.0% (95%CI=31.6–46.6%) considering surveys administered in 2020, 58.0% (95%CI=48.9–66.9%) considering surveys administered in the first semester of 2021, and 38.1% (95%CI=25.9–51.2%) considering surveys administered in the second semester of 2021. The main reasons for vaccine hesitation were lack of information about vaccination, opinion that the vaccine is unsafe, and fear of adverse events.
AUTHOR(S) Huldani Huldani; Walid Kamal Abdelbasset; Saade Abdalkareem Jasim (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Rahman Mahfuzur; Shafiul Alam; Arif Billah
AUTHOR(S) Sushma Malik; Dipty Jain; Chandrakant M. Bokade (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Emily D. Carter; Linnea Zimmerman; Jiage Qian (et al.)
The COVID-19 pandemic and response have the potential to disrupt access and use of reproductive, maternal, and newborn health (RMNH) services. Numerous initiatives aim to gauge the indirect impact of COVID-19 on RMNH. This study assessed the impact of COVID-19 on RMNH coverage in the early stages of the pandemic using panel survey data from PMA-Ethiopia. Enrolled pregnant women were surveyed 6-weeks post-birth. It compared the odds of service receipt, coverage of RMNCH service indicators, and health outcomes within the cohort of women who gave birth prior to the pandemic and the COVID-19 affected cohort. We calculated impacts nationally and by urbanicity.
AUTHOR(S) Brena Carvalho Pinto de Melo; Glaucia Virgínia de Queiroz Lins Guerra; Judith Correa (et al.)
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